Rotary valve



Sept; 9, 1930. c. A. BAUCOM ROTARY VALVE Original Filed Jan. 12, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A iiomey p 1930. c. A. BAUCOM IROTARY VALVE Original Filed Jan. 12, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor C -A ,Baucom finwo Attorney son ofthe action of Q, fltfis therefore. one f thepresentfinvention to provide ajconi v jtinuoiis1y rotetingvelve that is 2 arranged withinthe feediineforcthe chemicals, thus t ssurii 'get ll i esl pb it e urp hevcheniie'ells the pipe through whi'chf the t TStiHa'no Patented Sept. 9, 1930 1 T fonovls A.,BAnooM-, on MIAMI, TEXAS t {iwmm VALVE ivplieationliiled nmi yi gjisz, Seriai salesman Unseen m; 25 61 0.

1 The present invention relatesto improve: ments in' valvesandjhas {reference more pariticlilarly to* air-continuously rotating valve for association with the feedlineessoeitttedwith 5' the flow pipe through which flows crude oil from the Well to the storage tanks and into which feed pipe is delivered a supply of chemioals' for edmixtnre with the erode oil' flowv ealsbeconiesclogged a-n'd as aj resnltythe eriide 0111mm properly treatedfjhefore enteringthe storege tan k with the usual ohemicals that from the crude oil and it impurities settie to thebottom of thestoragetanks reathebhemicgls admixed i with theornde oil.

a, means for moving. the valve exiallywith her-important object isto provide? and p Figure8 e p ct. het a e a i regulatiei'the the eriideloil; i

och mia1sthnfis to supplied" to valve of the above mentioned (character that l @meehanismis of with arran'gementes to per- "it its installation without necessitating eny materiel alterations fl Another object is topro de a valve mechanism of the above mentioned oharacterwhlch is simple in construction,inexpensive, strong 1 purpose for Whichit is designedi'ww, 1 1 i Other objects ofthe invention will become Inthedralwi v of illustration is 'shown the preferred emb odimen't oimy invention, the numeral 1 desi i win-awn times be positiveendefiioientlin a i p ion, the Pa tsbe n h r lwi jf'strii eted as to permit the necessiry edjiist-' ment witholit any difiicultyQ Also theivalve valve structure showing nthe same associated with the flow pipethrongh" which theeriide oiLpasSeS end thefdischarg pipe that 1 from the vchemiceljsuppl'y container. l t Figure 2? s an enlarged seetional view through the valve striictu'r'e embodying my i ;rent b i i wni niel etie 2 Figure 3 1s aj rear elevation of "ripper- E. 1 :OF 1

portion .of the valvestructnre showing the lfwell as'supp'ortingfmeens-forthefvelve stem. fa re employed "for removing the impurities n H I p matelyjon theyhnejA- i offE gure'2,look1ng downwardly. i i

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of the lowe'r end; of theoperating egments" clock train mechanism; showing "the socket 'formed onthe lower end of'saidstein for gsfwhe rein the purpose ignetes 'e'portionof the horizontelly disposed from the well to the storage tank shown) secured at its lower tend with "a threaded opening providedtherefoiiinrthe top'of the 1 i I 4 and durable, and furtherwell adapted to the i? apparent as the nature of the invention proneeds and when taken in connection pi e ,1, throngh the mediurnofthe gland The upper end of the fitting p rovides an inlet for connection with rheylower end of the cylindrical pipe section" 4, the lower end of this pipe section internally threttded, while the Upper end of the fitting 2 is externally threaded. The upper end of the pipe section 4: is externally threaded for receiving the detachable cap 5.

An inlet nipple 6 is arranged at the side of the pipe 4 at the intermediate portion thereof, for receiving the chemicals that are to be supplied to the crude oil flowing to the pipe '1. A chemical supplypipe'fthat leads from any suitable chemical container (not shown) has communication with the nipple 6 through the medium of. the elbow 8. .as clear-.

ly indicated in Figure 1.

Upon referring to Figure 6 of thedrawings, it will beobserved that the opposite sides of the globular'fitting'2 are provided with lateral projections 9, that.extendzaround openings formedintheopposite sides of the body of the.fitting,'and suitable transparencies lO are detachably secured within the'extensions to provide a means whereby a person can at-all times observethe flow of the chemicals downwardlythrough.the fitting 2 4. The upper face of the disc is bevelled gradually from the central'opening 14 to the outer edge of saiddisc and this opening 14 is slightly tapered and provides a discharge passage for the chemicals suppliedto the pipe l through the inlet nipple 6.

the disc 12, there is provided the conical shaped valve 15 that is carried by the lower end of the valve stem 16 and a suitable spider structure indicated generally at 17 is arranged within the lower portionof the pipe-4 above' the disc 12 to guide the valve stem 16. In

Figure 4 of the drawings, there is shown a detail of this guide means for the vertically movable as well as rotatable stem .16. The

conical valve 15 is adapted to project through the-opening l land is spaced from the edge througha stuffingbox 18 carriedby the central portioniofthe cap 5 and a substantially rectangularly shaped head 18 is carried by the .upperendof-the valve stem .16 for a purpose to be described in detail in the following p a a A vertically disposed standard 19 is formed integrally ,at its lower end with the edge portion-of a cap 5 and this standard is framecasing 22, within which is housed a conventional clock frame mechanism, and which mechanism is adapted to rotate the depending shaft .23 that projects through the bottom of the casing 22. A stud bolt 24 projects rearwardly from the rear side of the central portion of the casing 22, for disposition through the slots 20, and lugs 25 also project .rearwardly from the rearside of the casing 22 for operation within the slot 20 to preventrotation of theca'sing 22 and to.-guide the same in its vertical slidable movement on the standard.

A threaded rod 26 is arranged for vertical vmovement throughthe apertured lug 21 the lower end of this rod being formed witha sleeve 27 that encircles the outer end-of the stud bolt 24. Y A nut 28is threaded; on the outer .end of thestud bolt to retain the sleeve 27 on said bolt as clearly shown in Figure 2. A hand wheel 29 is threaded on the upper end of the rod 26 for engagement with the upper face of the aperturedlug21 for raising and lowering the casing 22 and the shaft 23 that is operatively associated with. the clock frame mechanism confined within. thecasing.

:Carried by the lower end of the rotatable shaft 23 is the socket30that is formed with a T-shaped slot 31, whichuslot extends inwardly from one side ofthe socket member for. accommodating the head 18 carried, by the {For the purpose ofregulating the ;flow of the chemicals through the opening 14; and

upperend of the valve. stem 116.-and. wh en the parts are operatively connected in the manner as shown .-in thedrawings, the stein 16. willnrotate with the shaft 23 andat the same time the conical.;valve15 will rotate within the opening .14, :thus preventing the thehand wheel.29,-the casing 22 maybe-vertically adjusted whereby to simultaneously adjustthe valve 15 axially with respect to the disc 12, so as toregulate the size ofthe discharge passage for the chemicals.

Theprovision of a valve structure of this character will at all times insure the proper admixture of the chemicals with the crude oil "flowing throughthe pipe 1 and the continuously rotating valve will absolutely prevent clogging up of the'dis'c'harge opening in the disc 12. Also the partsare so arranged as to permit the same to be readily and easily adjusted and also assembled or disassembled for cleaning purposes; "A valve structure 'of this character can be' installed without necessitating any material a-lterations and the same will at all times be positive and eflicient in carrying out the purposes for which it is designed.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: v v

1. In combination, a horizontal pipe a through which crude oil flows, a vertical pipe,

a fitting connecting the lower end of said ver tical pipewith the horizontalpipe, a chemical supply nipple at the side of the vertical pipe, a d1sc secured in the bottom of the vertical pipe and providedwith a tapered chemical discharge opening in the center thereof, a cap on the upper end of the'vertical pipe, a valve stem extending through the cap, a conical valve on the lower end of said stem r In testimonyiwhereofl afiix my signature.

CLOVIS A. BAUCOM.

for disposition through the opening in thediscand being spaced from the edge of the opening, and means arranged on the top of a the cap for cooperation with the upper end of the valve stem to continuously rotate said valve in the opening'in the disc.

2. In combination, a horizontal pipe through which crudeoil flows, a vertical pipe,

a fitting connecting the lower end of said ver- 7 tical pipe with the horizontal pipe, a'chemical supply nipple at the side of the vertical pipe, a disc secured in the bottom of the vertical pipe and providedwith a tapered chemical discharge opening in the center thereof,

a cap on the upper end of the vertical pipe,

a valve stem exteridihgthrough the cap, a

i n conical valve on the lower end of said stem for disposition-through the opening in the disc and being'spaced from the edge of the opening, means arranged on the top of the cap for cooperation with the upper end of the valve stem to continuously rotate said valve in the openingin the disc, and additional means for axially adjusting the conicalvalve with respect to the tapered opening in said disc.

3. In combination, a horizontal pipe through which crude oil flows, avertical pipe,

a chemical supply nipple at the side of the vertical pipe, a disc secured in the bottom of the vertical pipe and provided with a tapered chemical -"discharge opening in the center thereof, a cap on the upper end of the vertical pipe, arvalve stem extending through the cap, a conical valve on the lower end of a said stem for disposition through the opening in the disc and being spaced from the L edge of the opening, and meansarranged on the top of the cap for cooperation with the upper end of the valve stemto continuously rotate said valve in the opening in the disc,

and additional means for axially adjusting the conical valve with respect to the tapered 

